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------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD OF LODOSS WAR "THE SWORD OF THE DARK EMPEROR" Parn Eto Eto We'll do what we can. -Parn and Deed leave- Parn Giddyap Deed Giddyap Wood Hey. Wait a minute. I'm going too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marmo Encampment Man Wha'? Uhn? Ashram Kashue's army will depart Vallis tomorrow. More than likely, he'll come face to face with this army. Beld, Ashram, go ahead with your troops and set up. Ashram Is this going to be a surprise attack? Beld If we continued as we were, we'd be hung. Don't think of all the things you destroy as a sacrifice. Think of it as a shield. If you die, you'll be remembered as such. Ashram Same with you, Your Majesty. Wha'? -A fight occurs outside- Marmo Soldier Damn Dark Elf Pirotase is the grandiose lady of the Dark Elves. She doesn't want companions who're human males. Marmo Soldier Are you calling "humans" inferior? Dark Elf Do you consider yourself great? Marmo Soldier Wha'? Damn you. Damn you. Dark Elf Die. Wha'? Marmo Soldier C...Captain. Hah, he looks down upon us humans. Ashram Remember this. One who doesn't know his limits isn't needed in our force. Marmo Soldier Ya... Ya... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Faunn's Castle Faunn You have returned safely. Parn Yes Faunn First, I would like to hear your report. Parn Certainly. As you have suspected, Karla is a remnant of an ancient kingdom of magic. -flashback- Wort For 500 years, whenever Lodoss is in an uproar, changing her shape of manifestation, she appears with that power, changing the scenes of history as she sees fit, and the people and their kings are only the pawns on the board. That is what she thinks. -end flashback- Faunn Pawns on the board Kashue Parn has returned. Parn King Kashue Kashue How are you? Do you feel great? Don't suddenly become like a phantom and fade away. Deed Your Majesty, if you hit him that hard, he'll break before he can become a phantom. Parn Ah, hey, Deed Kashue -laughs-Oh, sorry about that. Faunn Parn, I have something I would like you to accept. Parn This is... Faunn This is the armor of a holy knight. It is a gift from me. I would like you to use it and serve me. Parn? Parn Your Majesty, I ask a favor of you. I thank you very much; however, I have the sword and armor of my father, Teseus. To me, it's priceless. Faunn I see. Kashue Then take the shield. You don't have one, right? Parn Yes. Kashue King Faunn, with this, you've gained another hero into your cavalry. Faunn Hmm Kashue I'm counting on you, Parn. Parn Certainly Wood Hmph, how emotional -Kashue leaves the castle with his troopps- Kashue Parn, I'll be waiting. Parn Your Majesty Deed Wha'? Parn Who's there? Wood Deed If this is a joke, it's not very funny. Wood What? If I just wanted to see how a young man's spirit and ability that'll challenge his first war tomorrow Parn There's nothing to worry about. I'll protect King Faunn. Wood How many will ya kill for that? Parn Wha'? Deed Wood. You've said too much. Wood Hey, hey, beautiful ladies shouldn't make scary faces. It's too intense. Parn Wood, say what you mean. Wood If ya be a soldier, ya're gonna forget all that misery we passed by very easily, ya know. Deed We have no other choice right now. Wood I'm impressed. If ya don't forget, ya can't be a killer, right? Whooo, how impressive Deed Parn -Back at the corpse field, Eto heals thoose who are not dead- Eto Wha'? Slayn Slayn Ghim Ghim Wha'? Slayn Do you think you can go and win against Karla alone? Ghim I don't intend to win. Slayn Then do you intend to die in vain? Ghim Wha'? Slayn Are you going to bring back Lairia (Leylia)? Ghim I can't sit still. Karla Lairia, I believe that was the name of this body. But now, I am the one existing here. Ghim Aaaagh Slayn After we get through here, I'll join you. So for right now... Ghim Slayn, w...what are you...? Eto Slayn You used magic on Ghim? Slayn His war is about to begin. He needs rest. He won't understand my reasonings. Eto When will this war... Slayn From now on, Ghim has his own fight as does Parn. We won't throw away our hope. Let's not forget that. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Faunn's Castle Parn Your Majesty, did you call for me? Faunn Tomorrow, the forces will depart. Parn You will take me too, right? Faunn We may not return. Parn Your Majesty, don't say such things. Faunn I have something I have to tell you. Parn Sure Faunn Will you listen to my old story? Parn Your old story? Faunn This was before Vallis was even a country. I was negotiating alliances with the other tribes. Parn Was it to unify Lodoss? Faunn Hmm, I did not want to suppress with force, so I made many deals. -flashback- Man Is the King of Vallis going to break his promise to us? Faunn The tribe was suppressed by Shooting Star, the evil dragon of Mount Fire Dragon, at that time. I made the pledge to help during dangerous times. They demanded my newly born daughter, Fianna, and said that they would present her as a sacrifice. But I... I...could not go rescue her for the sake of the pact. >Faunn You are... Teseus I will bring back the princess. Faunn But... Teseus No pact is worth more than a person's life. Faunn Teseus Teseus I want to go. Your Majesty, you just have bad subordinates. Faunn Fianna came back safely; however, war did break out with the tribe, and Teseus went to the front lines. I never saw him again. I have never cursed my position as a king as then. Parn Father -Deed sees Parn sitting by himself outsiide-< Deed I found you. -She plays music- Parn Deed, stay here tomorrow. Deed Wha'? Parn Deed Deed No Parn Don't you understand that we may not come back alive. Deed Then why are you going? Parn I can only move ahead. That's what I think... Deed Then I'll watch your back. Parn Deed Deed In this world, there are a lot of guys who'll get you from behind. Leave them to me, and that way, you'll just have to worry about going forward. Parn Deed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Top of a Hill Dark Elf Till then Ashram Let's go. Wha'? Pirotase Please take me. I'm sure I'll be useful. Vagnard Tomorrow, there shall be mountains of corpses. Kardis, it's the greatest offering in your name. Beld Narse, what is it? It's too early for you to come out. Your stregth will be needed soon, until then, wait. Who's calling on Narse? It can't be. Guard It's unusual. Not one man we sent to scout has returned. Your Majesty, he's one of the scouts. Kashue -he growls-Do they intend to puzzle us by using our men? Don't retreat. They are beasts. Scowl, shout, and fight them back. You... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outside of Faunn's Castle Narrator Thirty years have come and gone. The two men who were once worshipped as heroes, clashed their swords to gain Lodoss. The friends who once fought side by side, now fight to the death, causing their cries to echo throughout the land. Their battle, in due time, will be a story that will be handed down from generation to generation.
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